COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Feb. 5, 2008) - Alix Klineman (Manhattan Beach, Calif.), an outside hitter on the U.S. Women's National Volleyball Training Team, has provided the following responses to questions posed to her as part of a "Getting to Know" feature.

What are the top songs in your iPod?“Rainbows” by Jack Johnson and G. Love, “Piece of Me” by Britney Spears, “Wreckless Love” by Alicia Keys, “Foundations” by Kate Nash, “Astair” by Matt Costa, “Desert Sunrise” by Brett Dennen, “G.O.D. (Gaining One’s Definition)” by Common, “Pour Down the Sunshine” by Bob Marley, “Put Some Time” by Natural Vibrations, “Shy That Way” by Tristan Prettyman, “Serious Times” by Gyptian

Name three things that most people do not know about you.I skipped first grade. I want to take Portuguese and live in Brazil for a few years. I love dark chocolate

What do you like to do in your spare time?Sleep, eat, listen to music, go to the beach (if the beach is nearby), photography

What do you envision doing as a career after competing for the national team?Something that I can be creative with and involves a lot of travel

Who was your club coach prior to going to college?Joy McKienzie and JP Calderon

Where would you like to spend a week’s vacation?Greece

If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be?Brazil (Rio)

What is your favorite room in your house and why?The kitchen, because of the food

What is the one luxury item that you could not do without?My laptop

Rank the following types of television programs in order you like best: Reality TV, crime dramas, game shows, sit-coms, music television, cable news, sports.Reality TV, sports, music television

What is your favorite television program?America’s Next Top Model, Lakers, and Gossip Girl at the moment

What is your favorite movie?There’s too many good ones to pick…but some of my favorites are Blow, The Godfather, Almost Famous, City of God.

Are you a morning person, afternoon person or night person?Night person, no doubt.

What is your pre-match ritual?Eating and listening to music.

On an airplane, would you rather, sleep, read, work on a computer or talk with the person sitting next to you?Usually sleep and listen to music.

What is the best thing about competing on the USA Women’s National Team?Working with great coaches and being surrounded by amazing players.

What is your favorite volleyball drill?Anything competitive

What sport would you be competing in if not for volleyball?Realistically, basketball. Ideally, tennis.